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as in brother
a female connected with another person by a common parent
She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.
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as in nun
a member of a religious community of women
Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.
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as in friend
a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity
We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.
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Recent Examples of sister
Bushey’s hostile behavior following his sister’s arrival caused Laurie and her mother to take several safety measures out of fear, such as removing knives from the home, changing the locks, and finally pursuing a restraining order against Bushey and taking steps to evict him, Pirrello said.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
BondIt, its sister company Buffalo 8 – home to a library of over 400 film and TV titles and more than 1,000 music scores and soundtracks – and MEP’s distribution affiliate West Side Pictures, whose holdings run to approximately 10,000 film and television titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Lynch, a bass player and singer, founded the Dixie Chicks with Robin Lynn Macy and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer in 1989.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Anne has an older sister, Katherine, 8, and an older brother, Spencer, 5, who also make their way into Kaling’s carousel.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
BondIt, its sister company Buffalo 8 – home to a library of over 400 film and TV titles and more than 1,000 music scores and soundtracks – and MEP’s distribution affiliate West Side Pictures, whose holdings run to approximately 10,000 film and television titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Lynch, a bass player and singer, founded the Dixie Chicks with Robin Lynn Macy and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer in 1989.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Anne has an older sister, Katherine, 8, and an older brother, Spencer, 5, who also make their way into Kaling’s carousel.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sister
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Amid all of the drama surrounding his younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles reportedly relies heavily on another one of his siblings.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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His brother and former Rangers right-hander Grant Anderson pitched for Milwaukee in the bottom half of that frame.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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However, the young woman begins to feel a calling from God and decides to embrace the life of a cloistered nun.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Italian American nun opened 67 orphanages, schools, hospitals and missionary orders before her 1917 death in Chicago.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Still, the market was wavering on whether AI would be the company's friend or foe.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Texts from friends buzzed his phone.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Anyone with a parent, sibling, or child diagnosed with colorectal cancer or advanced polyps may need to start screening before age 45.—
Dr. Ishani D. Premaratne,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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He is adopted but protective of and caring toward his biological siblings who live outside his home.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Zen Buddhist monk and personal hero of mine Thich Nhat Hanh spent much of his life writing about mindfulness.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Newsweek partners with Statista to analyze four types of data sources to select and rank the best hospitals in 32 countries with comparable data.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Support from Chiron in your partner zone means people important to you can meet you in the middle, even if past missteps made things tense.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Kordia’s cousin, Hamzah Abushaban, welcomed Mamdani’s support.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Heidner was referring to Pritzker’s cousin Thomas Pritzker.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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That matters because each member of the Fed’s 12-person rate-setting committee has only one vote, so Warsh would need buy-in from a majority of his colleagues to lower rates.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Moral rebels are willing to take actions like tell a bully to cut it out, call out a friend who uses a racist slur, or report a colleague who engages in corporate fraud.—
Catherine A. Sanderson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sister. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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